Mobility Voted a Top Priority at White House Conference on Aging -- Mobility Resolution Ranks Third Among 73 Issues; Garners More Votes Than Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Resolutions

Contacts: Virginia Miller (202) 496-4816 vmiller@apta.com

(Download In Adobe PDF Format)

"Yesterday's successful local transportation ballot initiatives are proof positive that citizens around the country want more public transportation," said American Public Transportation Association (APTA) President William W. Millar. "With rising gas prices and increased congestion, voters want an improved transportation system that includes more public transportation."

Yesterday voters supported five of seven transportation ballot measures totaling more than $8.5 billion in new transportation investments. Counting yesterday's successful initiatives, there have been 22 successful local transportation initiatives in 2005. Last year, 42 of 53 transportation ballot initiatives passed.

"Last year and this year's successful transportation initiatives show that transportation and mobility are important issues to voters," concluded Millar.

For a complete list of 2005 ballot initiatives on transit funding, go to:
http://www.cfte.org/success/2005BallotMeasures.asp.

* * *

APTA is a nonprofit international association of more than 1,500 member organizations including public transportation systems; planning, design, construction and finance firms; product and service providers; academic institutions, and state associations and departments of transportation. APTA members serve the public interest by providing safe, efficient and economical public transportation services and products. Over ninety percent of persons using public transportation in the United States and Canada are served by APTA members.